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Oct 18, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Daniel Byman |Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib |Dana El Kurd |John Nagl
The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, raises several questions about the future of the Israel-Hamas war and the broader regional conflict between Israel and Iran. Can Hamas regenerate? How should Israel think about next steps? Similarly, what should inform its strategy for dealing with Hezbollah in Lebanon, after the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah? Join FP Live for an in-depth discussion with retired U.S. Army Gen.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
mwi.westpoint.edu | John Nagl |George Topic
An increasing number of highly respected analysts note the tighter coordination among Russia (America’s acute challenge), China (America’s pacing challenge), North Korea, and Iran. These countries share an aversion to the international system organized and maintained by the United States and her allies.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
realcleardefense.com | John Nagl
The United States has now approved the provision of air-to-ground AGM-154 precision cluster glide bombs to Ukraine. This completes the full family of cluster munitions for artillery, HIMARs rockets and aircraft thirty-two months after the Russian invasion of that country. Cluster munitions incorporate a number of smaller bomblets that scatter upon impact, vastly increasing the destructive power of the weapons.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
realcleardefense.com | John Nagl |Dan Rice
The U.S. stands at a pivotal moment in its global security strategy. As the world grapples with war in Ukraine and Chinese aggression in the South-China Sea, the need to bolster the defense capabilities of key allies has never been more pressing. Traditional methods of military aid and direct government spending are insufficient to meet the challenges posed by rising powers like China and Russia.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
myemail-api.constantcontact.com | John Nagl |Fletcher Schoen |Gloria Pazmino |Mark Morales
Quotes of the Day:"We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading."– B.F. Skinner"What more is necessary to make us a happy and prosperous people? Still one thing more ...
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
mwi.westpoint.edu | Chase Metcalf |John Nagl
The Russo-Ukraine war rages on, thirty months after Russia expanded its invasion of Ukraine. The largest land war in Europe since World War II continues to consume personnel and materiel at a disturbing rate. While the costs of this war continue to mount, neither side is eager to compromise, and both seek to exhaust the other’s political will and capacity to continue.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
press.armywarcollege.edu | Michael Hackett |John Nagl
This special commentary summarizes the major findings and lessons taken from the Russia-Ukraine War integrated research project conducted by members of the US Army War College class of 2024—all subject matter experts on their topics.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
navytimes.com | John Nagl |Daniel P. Rice
The recent geopolitical landscape, marked by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and return of great power competition, necessitates a reevaluation of NATO’s stance on cluster munitions. Under the leadership of Jens Stoltenberg, NATO embraced the Convention on Cluster Munitions, or CMC, in 2008, which barred 124 member nations from stockpiling, using or manufacturing these weapons due to their indiscriminate nature and long-term humanitarian impact.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
warroom.armywarcollege.edu | Derek Martin |John Nagl
Experiential learning can be an innovative and effective method to introduce ideas governing complex adaptive systems that are inherently difficult to dissect and visualize. The Army War College has recently responded to the Joint Staff’s guidance to refocus professional military education on the People’s Republic of China, the pacing challenge for the U.S. military, by creating a new “China Integrated Course” that serves as a capstone for the core curriculum.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
myemail.constantcontact.com | Saeed Shah |John Nagl |Dan Rice |Ben Blanchard
Quotes of the Day: "Never build, but always plant; in the case of the first, nature will interfere and destroy the creation of your work, but in the case of the second, nature will help you, causing growth in everything you planted." – Leo Tolstoy "When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called the People's Stick." – Mikhail Bakunin, Russian revolutionary, anarchist, and political writer (1814-1876) "How far you go in life depends on your being tender...
